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CHINA’S SOLE STATESMAN.
II rttlMiH KfYORTI TO HK.
I’OHM III* COt'Klll.
All rnrllrfl In <•• Knplft Kenr Him
WIM I u Uli fr Ills < • muii#*•!••—*||
| a Writ IMM His Aniol.lor|*h y.
I lir KansHN Vlrrror** U>slHlma
llrslrfrure and I'nrlns Hon Karl
I I Hrr|
From ttie London Telrra|>h
Hy H W UwAon.
, Him* Than* din I****! of most. If
, >ll. of the dignities that the Hour*!
,-jvi| oflk*** ha* via borated through th*
iiurlen; but ©nt* iWnUnctlon lir lion that
. tillar to hinfcMdf. Ills ft.ime amt
tab* of his life are well known mu*
hla province, and even outlle th*
of the empire, ills strange, anl
, fiy ptrained, relatione %vith CblQwe
, i,ton during the stormy timer, of the
•h • ivbvMon have imured Imo tie*
f . ,„n of history, uml his tour
i > his figure. If not his fnro, familiar
Ik* lOuropean capitals. He has Ism-u
motet! through the whole hierarchy of
( Ut rank, and has filled u space in
t igo Iron lion such mn has been nc
..l to none other of hu* countrymen
i > the other day, the iVklrt ci.isette,
old*st of the work!'©
i h for a thousand yt-an* has been th**
rnvil i• <Md of the cereiaefltlta and pru
iii.gs of the Chinese government, an
i. in< ed that there had ia-eii conferred on
i fn i k* privilege of m utg carried in i
with tw bearers, through the
v >*rn court of the |Mlace. To hwvo
l ihrough the French Revolution la
.| a.** a feat; but id ha* pus#><d
ii ,uh one of the most troubled perlol*
* ‘nlnese hLtory. during which linn
,ti. r Ihnt* of the hotly i*iillc has basil
off to Milirf) the appetite of vo
r i Kuropc, in I he is iux only alive,
t be Is still In office lie h.m kept hU
I u|kmi his shoulders, when n*oil
r. fallen, and hi* yeliow jacket over
f . m when nearly all have been stripped
T*ft
At the present moment, n> -its hours ->(
he is engaged in compiling h|s auto
tphy. find ltiterewllng It will he to
who are ,ble to w<a!e through twen-
•domes of flowery Pekinese. In the
of his story he claims to establish
i t th.it hi has been, from first to
i strenuous and consistent advociit*
forms which, |f adopted, would hav-i
I off Ihe break-up that is hanging
. r the devoted head of the Hon of
li .in. nisi in support he quotes direct
• fi *m ti yl!*• of rejected (tetitlons. stand
three feet high, thnt during the last
t years h* hus laid on the foot of th
i ee. According to his statement, h**
n neon defeated ail along the line by
• . . nrrupt opfoaltton of the censotw. to
w in Ivlong* the prescriptive right and
. of criticising, picking holes In, and.
virtue of their protests, often overrul
• - the libera! pro|K>sa)a of executive oftl-
The
toad smile on hearing of U'a claim o
koned a pioneer of reformation, and
inti at other motives for his public n< -
ti-ii of a ‘ess exalted kind. hut. whatever
ftaracter may be. he remains to-day
. he has been for the lust quarter of 1
■ • Miry, for ami away the most Interest
< peiwonallty In the empire, and In all
ability the ablest man.
All parties fear him and wish for hls
■ intenance Kven If he Is oomewhat of
•< • xtlnct volcano, he still has hls oc<w
rMl eruptions. He has the power to ad
i • or retard the Interests of other
► mandarin*, and hfs good office* are
mil sought hy the two intriguers who di
ve. the favors of the Krnpr<-ss Dowager,
’•uring the coup d'etat of l*h It was only
t i" h his Intercession that the dominant
l -pared the life Of the old etntes
who like himself, bad been deco
• • *.d sr the highest class of an Kng
• f chivalry. There was no love
] .\.<n the two mn. but he took
at the last moment because
t I h minister pointed out to him
nor It would Ik- to Kngllsh
! • 1 if the sentem** of death were
l out; so 1.1 Intervened and the ex
it * did not take place. The truth Is
ifltttM n • is still an DM Of Ml
u • y. ind though he talks In th* bit
t- ’.Kappolnted strain of the statesman
piwer, he is still on occasion able
>■ ting It to bear on th Dowager to u
T degree than the other heads of the
• 1 rutntne who are now enjoying the
i- Recently Dl was appointed to a
office. tiru*onnected with the ancient
U .id* or Secretariat, and created rape
dlv for hls occupation, th** Ministry of
• mmercc. The duties weft undefined
in t the executive authority appeared to
nil It partook rather of the nature
• ‘ i royrd <*ennniKion to Inqulr Into the
tfM.Je regulations and rr*port. with a view
• their modification in the ensuing year
treaty revision. Thus. too. only u
?e vemonth before IJ was sent to Inves
• ’ate the state of the Yellow river and
t • uggest r**medlal measures for Its nav
uion Nothing came of It all. but the
*■ -tve kept I-l away from th* capital
1- r -nme time, and It Is suggested thnt
present appointment to the viceroyalt>
• f Kwang-tuug and Kwong-sl Is a de
• of th- same kind. Intended to In
• |[ *' the old man's prolonged absence fit
fh- various |H)rts. Circuitous are the
•• i\s of the rhlnese government, and
'-sounding dignifies are used, like rin*
- lee to the Mongols, were In the days
• f ihe Htuarts and Turkish vali ships are
• day for fhe |mr|iose of finishing up an
rj*ovAerfu! career In graceful jnd In*
' •<>** trilling Much an estimate of hia
•i'olntcd work floes not accord with li s
i professions, for he said that If he had
n a.lowed to remain minister of oom
■r' he could have lroimht about the
"t lmf>or!ant an.| fruitful results.
t urlosltlea of t hlncse Wealth.
1.l Hung ('hang Is r< puted to be one of
• richest oUh iaia In the *mplre. ami hit
tlth has been put aa high as 7U,U(k),flot
•!* or about n0.0r0.000. Those about him
•n that these figures are grossly axag*
' 'ted. and that there are oth*r— Bhen
•*. for example—who are richer, vet
f Id ha af large a share ns Is stated of
'id *1 of the China Merchants’ Com*
• ny. with Its munificent fle.| of ocean
" ,| iver steamers, and Its handsome mo
'*l*dy of the carriage of the tribute rice,
h must rank among the great million
the world's finance. In China
• utward olgns are no clue to the
mount of i man'* means. Tha Chinese
• *nr -.i. and *lo not. |*enl much money,
a.nllng to any Kuropcan standard of
d*<i!utfure. They love money for
- •‘ak*-. hot for th* luxuries of life
fiioi rr.rney ..in buy—that Is to aay. above
b. mere opisirt uni ties of sensual grattfi
“ie Ho into the house of a rich Chlna
•" " 'nd you will find no real comfort.and
Httl* to mark the dlfforoiioa between hit
•-* igbtiora' incomes and hls own. Twenty
or thirty servants and a few mules and
ixjole* are of small account, a successloh
f opan court, unpaved, or. at test, with
“r* (mtlis. b adlng through their muldy
Ur. with one-storied and tiled upart
• ' 1 ’ ' i u.mhi them. M*t> tun little
nwinnia.
Wfu furniture there is Is of the sparest
‘*d simplest, and. treated with but Chl
t #negligence, the srjuarea of hard wood,
of which It la made up, trust last a con
•'• •* ;hie time. Resides, from the state of
dirt m which the room* are habitually
REFRESHING SLEEP.
Horsford s Acid Phosphate
Taken just before retiring quiets the
i erves, nourishes the tired snd con
f ; sed brain and induces refreshing sleep
Usrs same Hoasrnso's en
Anheuser-Busch Bottled Beers
are without a peer —
a Budweiscr, “Tk* Origin.!*'
Black & Tan , “Tb Amrnc.il Poner"
Anheuser-Standard
Exquisite, “AmrrlcM *!!ir*rr-
The materials used for these brews are the
very’ best obtainable. “Not How Cheap;
but How Good” is the motto of the
Anheuserßusch BrewingAss’n
S's' and ""S m <•>. lmou loodjlriok tUat pkyslciint rtcom-
M ///.Sf££ T Tt& mt ’ ,i * c raoiber., the convtl.cfOU
|hc tffd ffebU i, bf •aaociation.
kept. he l.tlwn* of caretaking Is not a se
vere ('barge. Chinamen have a better rea
son still for avoiding ostentation. The
more they show, the more will he asked
of them b y way of “squeeie." Hqueese Is
the tax l vied by the higher classes on the
lower In a ratio that varies wih official
rank The higher the official, the larger
the •queen To make a parade of wealth
only Increases the amount of this Irregular
taxation, to pay for the
of tlw empire, so all men practice the vir
tue of a discreet neh-*tv that contracts
strangely with the plutocracy of the New
World. I visited at iVkln the house of
a gentl*man who woe wkJ to draw an In
come of over ({jit.Oui a year from Judicious
Investments in |vawnhop*. but his living
could hardly h.tv* cm*i him as many tens
of (sjuudi-. In order to evade the higher
rate of squeemc all hla property stood in
the nans* of trusty servants, and he was
able to prove conclusively to the Ysmt ii
runners th.it hls world!} possessions were
insignificant.
Id’s Heat(lrnc*e anil Curios.
Hiqji and now In years a* LI Is. It might
be thought that, ufter all his Kuroitean
exierlrnces f he would require a certain
amount of comfort, even of luxury. In hls
Murroumlings. but In IVkln LI “pigs It’’
**s mu* h as any other Chinese grandee.
Although he owns a large house of hls
own somewhere in the city, since his re
turn from abroad, and until hls appoint
mtnl to Canton, be rented a rambling old
Buddhist temple not fur from the second
wall—somewhat nofable In that in It are
set up the memorial tablets of several
of the present dynasty. Facing the gate
ih*-re Is a yellow-tiled pavilion contain
ing a fine tablet planted upon the broad
back of a monster tortdlse. and In the
“Joss house” behltsl services are con
stantly celebrated by the priests on sol
emn occasions. One would Imagine that
the clanging of bells and the chanting
of p.-ulms must be a noisy
m* nt to the transaction of state affairs.
All the court* are littered up with the
usual slovenliness of a Chinese house
hold, ami the servants would be the I**-
ter for the supervision of a European
eye. The room*, which El himself oc
cupied are on two side* of the last court,
with low roofs and Chinese paper and
wooden windows. In one of them he usu
ally received his visitors, and round It
are hung the portraits of many of the
sovereigns of Europe, presented to hint In
icai. Ten presentation picture* are of a
different sort. One Is n picture of flow -
ers that the French government must
have taken out of the lumber room of an
old exhibition, and th- other, the gift
of the llelKtnn rrown. Is supposed to de
pict 1.1 and his suite wutrhlng some tar
get praetlce with Ids tuns. Whether
ihe Heliftans wished thus to Impress tha
old secretary with their military prowess
I know not. but the painting Is of a prim
itive und made-to-order pattern. More In
teresting are two long, straight scrolls
of Imperial yellow silk, banning on the
further walls. They look like glorified
text banners from a country chapel, and
on them are Inscribed In black Ink some
huge Chines* characters denoting happi
ness. These enme 11s a present from the
Dowager Empre* on his lasg birthday,
and the writing Is In her own royal
hand. The obi lady and LI have worked
logit her for many years, and If grati
tude be a Chinese quality, which the mis
sionaries deny, she probably feds grate
ful to hint for his untiring service. Any
how. In spite of the Jnpanese war. he
has received many marks of Imperial
favors during Ihe last four years.
The other rcoms of the tempi —the old
gue-t rooms—are all of the same shape
and ,1s . and In two of them the old
viceroy was went to shep and eat. The
day when l had the honor of being r* -
reived by him he was suffering frun a
severe ohlll. aggraiabd hv the neces
sity of posting oft to the palace at three
and four o’clock In the morning nn of
fl lal buslne-s. Small wonder that most
of the grande* s of Ch'na are m* n of
splendid phyatqu- ond colors.*l strength.
It Is Indeod. a c se of the survival of the
flliest. for all but those who hive consti
tutions of Iron break down under the un
casing strain of ih higher work of the
great cflic sof stnte. Wh-n they And
ttm- to sleep Is a mystify, as it Is the
t'sdltloral custom of the Emiwrnr to hold
h s reception of and give audience to hla
minister In the early hours before Ihe
break of day at all *<a*on* of the year.
A Chinese official told me that the Vice
roy of Houkwang. old Chang-Chl-Tung.
was o'ten so tired out with lab rs thwt
he fell asl-<p In writing out hi* own tele
gram*. The werst of It 's that ihe man
da Ins have no ' well-earned rest ' to lock
forward 10. Petition* to be allowed to
r tire 10 lh*lr native eltle* are almost In
variable- rj*ete l. Dr M rr s n in- ntloi a
the re* of Wong Wen-Shao the Viceroy
of Yunnan and Kwelrhau After half a
century of official life In the province*
and the capltnl. ho aiqdled for leave tv
re urn to hi* ancestral home to die. Th e
application ws -efused. 80 It always I*.
To die In harness Is the constant fortune
i f the Chinese mandarin, and If his coun.
try has to t*lt< him at hi* own prl. e.
they manage to keep hint all hla time here
on earth
The hlgh-els Chinese have, undoubt
edly. the grand manner of the Old World
Court* sy with them Ia matrer of strict
regulations, and the French court eti
quette of "le Hot flslell" never approach
cd the Chinese In lie perfection of de
nil Ev. ry movement Is prescribed bv
. filer In council. ,und any variation of
form Is In Itself an oul-nf-'he-way In.
suit or compliment, a* the care mty be
LI him** If I* the pink of c ill r toy In his
own hous- Ml though he was ho roee
from his chair t > greet u. and apologia and
for not being able to meet us at the
door.
Haw lie Keeps Posted.
The old man 1* lucky In having retained
In hi* service *0 cu’.tur I well-informed,
and lmble a man a* hi* private secre
tary Mr Pelhlck an American *n
ll* man. who has lived In China, with brief
Intervals, since the Civil War Every af
ternoon and evening Mr. Pethlek re id*
him au h extracts from the foreign p
pers as are likely to Interest him. and
with Reuters slip of telegrams every day,
he hi well posted In current nears. Id Is
(till o splendid looking m*n. bearing his
nigh upoc four-score yeirs with Chinese
Indifference, and. though he walks with
a trifle more difficulty then he did when he
was In England, he I* ready for any labor
and any Journeys* Ai the present mo
ment he says he would like to spend an
other two veaiw In Europe, -where he
was delighted with hla reception, and 10
England, so he aaya. he I* especially de
sirous to return. It seems a pity that he
and other* of the "ancient regime" did not
have their cyea opened to the strength of
THE MORNING NEWS: SATI RDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1000.
St. Louis, U. S. A
the modern system of things Homo yenr*
ago Having heard of laird Salisbury's
bereavement. he expressed hi* sincere
sympathy with the prime mtnteter an-1
Ilia i.irmly an-l went on to say how mm li
ha rr|rrlll that hr had not had Ihr 041-
portunlty of mc<Hng Lord Rosebery, who
had rnlrrlalnrrl him at luncheon by flep
ulv Whrn hr wrm to Roil I ant]
The disintegration of China l a familiar
subject of conversation, strange though ll
may term, with these statesmen of the
empire, and 1.1 wa* anxious to know
whether In drear Britain the Idea of euch
a catastrophe wa* viewed with favor He
counted. he repeatad. much on English
eupimrr to avert It The moat Interesting
part of hie talk had reference to hie own
appointment ar mlnleter of commerce ami
the results that he hO|ied to blink about
Hie duly*would, he raid, be to Inquire
Into the existing rekulatlone of trade and
to do away with the harrirra that now
ohetruct tt. I suggested that England
wanted no-him more than to open up the
Interior to trade under hard cuetome du
ties properly collected, and to aecure the
abolition or traneformatlon of llkln. t. e.,
octroi on native-born tr.ifhc Thla. he ns
eured me. wa* the exact object of hie mle
elon. bill, hr added, wr mnet alwave rec
ollect that the strongest harrlere were the
Incruetnd prejudteee of many centurion
He agreed that the forthcoming revlelon
of treatlee gave the opportunity to N
grasped. and he heltevee that many re
form* are now afoot In the empire, though
the hot-headed enthusiast* of last year
wanted to a. ofnpllsh Impoealhllitlee. No
doubt Ihr predominant trait In Ll’a char
acter le hie love of money, and he pute
Innumerable queetlone In reft renee to the
financial poaltloti of English millionaire*
In regard to the houee of Rothechlkl he
was particularly Inquleltlve. and he would
have liked to he fumlehed with euch a
comparative llet of great fortune* ae le
sometimes given In the preea of the
United Stales.
It le eaey to percleve that LI thorough
ly indoreee the Chlneae proverb which
telle ua '‘ehat with money you can move
even the gods; without money you can
not move even a man " In fact, he valura
i! foreigner, by hie wealth, nnd assesses
hie Influence. Among other thlnge. he
finds It curloue to hear that memhere of
Parliament are not paid. "What do they
get’" he wnnta o know, and It le a lit
tle hard to explain to hla a.-itlefa-dlon
what le admittedly an English paradox.
It* 1 haa lieen abroad, and he may feel
about hie city like a eon of the old Mar
qule Teeng. who told an English friend
that he had ll'S dared In the presence
of the great offlclale to eay other than
that Pekin was a far finer city than I-or.-
don, Parle or Vienna, hut that, person
ally, he wae going to the West again a*
Boon aa poealhlc. Ll looke forward to
eerlng many eight* and people, whom
he missed last time, on hi* hex! vlalt o
England. Will he ever come’ Some of
hi* nttendant* believe It to be quite on
the card*, turt It U hardly credible that
the jealous bureaucracy will allow him
to go. after the almost royal honor*
which were paid him In 1999 Ll con
stantly proclaim* himself a firm friend
of Great Itrttaln. and. although this lie
open to doubt, and le doubted In diplo
matic circle*, he la probably ae much a
friend to Rnglnnd aa he la to anybody, ex
cept himself.
He I* at this moment Viceroy of the
two great provinces of the West river,
Kwang-*! nnd Kwang-tung. and live* n!
Ihe capital city of Southern China Pri
marily, he wae sent to Canton to put
down the ptra< y of the waterways with
a strung hand and to restore order to
the turbulent districts of the Interior. To
friendly diplomatists It wae whispered
Ihnt he wae apeclally Instructed to
oppose French aggression on the Ton
kinese frontier. He was to he the strong
man at the helm All thlnge In China
are what they call on the Hunde “show
pllfgln." and It le probable that the real
nnd governing reason for Li's removal
from the capital to the far south of the
empire wa* to nullify his personal Influ
ence with the Dowager Empress, and to
Blve a free hand to the ancient Intrig
uers, who arc always competing for her
favor. That Ll will deal effectively with
the pirates of the Wear river le poeelble.
but that, with hie record, he will *t* the
administration of the two Hwangs on a
satisfactory footing passes belief. All
that will happen Is. that when the end
comes Ll will be a richer man than ever,
and the pirate* will have to disgorge eom*
of their plunder. Canton, however, re
quire* a atrong hand, even If It he not
overelean. and that Important trading
renter will he In a state of greater secur
ity for hls tsawerful presence.
F.riTtni* dftt r.nn,
f|nrer Inscription* nn Itnass in a
Jersey f.ri, ve> *r*l.
From the Philadelphia Pres*
Vineland. N. J.. Aug. JS— In Siloam
Cemetery, at this place, are two curious
epitaphs denying the existence of a Oo*l.
On the tombstone* over the graves of
the late Mr and Mrs. Jeremiah Hacker,
who were residents of this town, are the
following Inscriptions:
"Jeremiah Hacker, born In Brunswick.
Me,, May I*. 11. Died Aug. Sit, lIM.
Teacher, lecturer and fifteen years edi
tor and publisher of Ihe 'Pleasure Rout.'
The nngry, wrathful Hlble-Ood Is a
myth.”
••.Millie Tobey, wife of Jeremiah Hack
er. born In Portland. Me., ISI4. Died
Aug. . I**9 Where Is <*od?"
The epitaph* are doubly noticeable be
cause of the striking contrast with the
others nearby, which show great piety.
The late Jeremiah Hacker was a re
nowned atheist. He dressed oddly and
frequently harangued to street-corner
crowds. Hacker carried hi* crusade
against th# church even to the grave,
rrectlng hie own tombstone at the time
of hi* wife's death. The date of hi*
death was left blank until hla demise
The epitaph* at first eaused the direc
tor* of the cemetery to consider prop
osition to remove the headstones, but
after many heated discussions the In
scription* were allowed to remain.
Hacker stood ready to resort to the courts
to protect h‘s right* as the owner of a
graveyard lot.
—Lord Roberta never I amel the art
of dI- taring hi* dlp*t'he*, and always
ha* to write them out with his own
hand Hl* writing it. moreover. o very
bad that It can be read only by hla aid.
tv whose lot it conxequenilv fall* to
“trarslate" the orders In characters mote
readily decipherable.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Mutunlay and Sunday—
Georgia Mowers or thunderstorm*
Saturday and probably Sun-lay, light to
Irish winds, mo-tty northeasterly.
Eastern Florida; tlh-iwrr* or thunder
storms Saturday; probably fair on the
southeast resist. Sunday, showers and
thunderstorms; light to fresh easterly
winds.
Yester-lav’s Weather at tt ivannah—
Maximum temperature, I V. pm KX degree*
Minimum temiterature, 7 SO pm 7 degree*
Mean temperature 7* degree*
Normal temperature . 7* degree*
Excess of temperature 0 degree
Accumulated excess since
Aug 1 113 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. I Ih degrees
Rainfall IS Inch
Normal il Inch
Deficiency since Aug, I V7S Inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 S.(M Inches
River Report-The hlght of the ftavan
nah river at Augiistn. hi 9 a m . TStli me
ridian time, yesterday, was 9.3 feet, a
rise of .03 foot durlug the preceding twen
ty-four hour*.
Cotton reni n bulletin. Savannah, O*.
far the twenty-four hour* ending at a a
m-rldlan time. Aug 31. 1*00;
fltatlons of Mai Mu, K.i*
Savannah dlatrlrt. IT*m|Tem.' f*U
Alat-aiia. Ga . cloudy SI | 71 | 29
Albary. cloudy ■ 93 | 71 jI.M
Ameticu*. pi cloudy ... s.* 70 .to
llalnbiitlge. timely m |73 rtl
*Easunan. cloutly j tM | Til .on
Fort Gallic*, clear S3 | 71 .#*
Oatmavllle, Flu., clear Si 73 | ,31
M lien, Q* , dear 91 TO .13
gultman. clear 99 9* j9l
Kdi mtiah pt. cloutly SI | 71 | T
Thomas 11 He. pt cloudy S3 7! IS
Waycroje. cloudy | SI | 70 .90
•Received too lat* fer tilegraphlo aver
ages
Special Texas Rainfall R p-rts—Ballin
ger hi. Be vlll . 14; Brenham 0; Co'-
umhla .13. Corsliara. ti; Cuero, *>;
lltarne. .ft Houston. 19; Huntsvlll*. 73;
l.impHsts. .ft; Lultug. K>: Gslvseton,
.01; Hhermnn .19; Abllen-, 0!; Temple.
.72: Wruthsrf ird. T Waco, (A
Heavy Katne Yema*ee fl C, 3.0n.
Macon, Ga . 3.00; West Point. 1 Vi
I ,l>ist. Average*
I No. | 1 1
i Bta- M <x I Min 'Pals
Central Stations |tlons TemJTaro | fall.
Atkhrtg' I M j ■ 70 so
Augusta | 10 : Ist 70 | .24
Charleston j Ij tt 70 j .90
Galveston | 29 I*' 7a It
Little Rock 12 | <T> t’l ; 04
Memphis j 19 )*9 7 .13
Mobile 1 10 ; 94 i 70 | .30
Montgomery | 7 pi 7j so
New Orleans jl2 S3 US 1*
Savannah j 12,51 j 71 39
Vicksburg j 11 i9O 99 | .12
Wilmington | 10 99 j7O j .10
Remarks—Rhowers have occurred over
the entire lit-H. with a material .noting
over North Georgia and the Carolina*.
Observation*, taken at the same mo
ment of lime at .ill stations, Aug. 31. 1901.
4pm. ?&th meridian lime.
Names of Stations. i T I *V , Ham
Boston, cloudy | II 1 9 • 90
New York City, clear ....' 90 j 10 | *0
Philadelphia, clear *4 | L on
Washington City,‘clear ..| *2 1 I, ' on
Norfolk, clear | 79 | * | on
liatlcrar. clear ! 74 I 9 ' .00
Wilmington, pi cloudy ~| 79 | T
Charlotte, cloudy j 79 | 9 I .00
Rn'.elgh. pt. cloudy ! 79 | !, | .an
Charle*ion. cloudy | no j I T
Atlanta, cloudy | 74 | 9 | 01
Augusts cloudy > 79 L T
Savannah, ralnlig ,i 72 | L | 92
Jacksonville, clear | 92 | L | 00
Jupper. clear | 92 j la | .at)
Key West, pt. cloudy.,..| 90 | 9 | 49
Tampa, pt cloudy |92 i L 00
Mobile, cloudp' j 7* ‘ I. I ,10
Mon*gomery. pt. rlotidy ~| 94 | L .00
Vicksburg. dear | 94 | I, | .on
New Orleans, clear j 92 | I, | ttt
Galveston, cloudy | *1 1 9 | on
Corpus Chrlall. cloudy ...| 94 14 | T
Palestine, cloudy t 79 j L .09
Memphis, pt. cloudy i 7 j L 00
Cincinnati, cloudy |99 | L T
Pittsburg, clear | 94 | I, | no
Ruffalo. clear .] 79 | 9 | no
Detroit, clear j 79 | L j 00
Chicago, clear 79 ' 1 ■ (in
Marquette, clear 79 | 14 j 00
St. Paul, rlenr j IS j 3 | .00
Davenport, clear *4 ’ 9 on
8t lanil*, cloudy ; 90 9 l .00
Kansas CMy. pt cloudy... 90 j L on
Oklahoma, clear j 79 | 9 | T
Dodge CMy. pt. Cloudy. 90 | 19 | on
Ntwth Platte, pt. cloudy.. 94 | i t no
T. ter temperature: V f.,r veWtty.'
H B Boyer. I-ocl For.-act Offl'lal.
KYPtlltT REVOI.VKH XIIOOTIAG.
Walter Wlnan* on the BnsalMlltlea
of the I'lstol.
From the New York Presg.
Walter Wlnans. the famous pistol shot,
recently had this to say on how to shoot
successfully and well; "A* to the posl
hllltles of the revolver—well, according to
my Idea, at 12 yard* th* jdstol Is |**rfect.
If the man can shot At 12 yards you
ought to Its aMe to put all the httllet* in
one hole. I hive done It twice In one aft
ernoon. At 5b yards I can put them all
Into a four-inch hullseye. and at ldb can
pul most of them In. The limit of the re
volver I* Fb yards. I made 41 out of a
possible 42. firing *|g shots In 12 seconds
at a two-inch bullssye. at lb yards' range
I don't care for automailc pistols. The
way the spent cartridge shell* come flying
out In your face Is enough to frighten one
Y'our ten shot# are fired away In as many
seconds. It I* not easy to aee how many
shots you have left In the magasln*. and
too much strength has to be exerted to
open It; then all the force of the recoil
contra on one |Ar. and If that went, half
the idstol would he driven Info your face.
A revolver that would work automatically
Is what we want, and some makers are ex
perimenting In th*i direction The auto
matic revolver will, to my mind, Ik- the
pistol of the future."
Mr Wlnans abstain# from tobacco and
Intoxicant*. A weak throat, a* a child,
uhd lack of desire had more to do with
thla abstention than prlnct|>le or set pur
l*)*e; hut, like the majority of marks
men. he puts a high value on abstemious
ness He says that, with on* exception,
he never knew a crack shot who .buld
safely drink to excess, th* exception be
ing n man who gave exhlbltlott* of shoot
ing things off hi* wife's head and out of
her hand, and who could never attempt
his feats IE I he had swallowed the .on
tent* ot a bottle of brandy. "When I sea
a man tom. up to the target at Bisley
pulling at a big pit*-." he say*. "I am not
afraid of him And If a man's not fit.
he's not much good, and If suffering from
liver, will a* likely a* not see two bulls
eyes. In place of one."
When In training Mr Wlnan* shoots
nearly nn shots a day at moving objects
ml things thrown .about He always
• boots better In competition than wtun
Prevention '
better than cure. Tutt’s Liver
Pills will not only cure, but if
taken in time will prevent
Sick headache,
dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria,
constipation, jaundice, torpid
liver and kindred diseases.
TUTT’S Liver PILLS
ABSOLUTELY CURL
Did You Ever Know
any one who smoked the same kind
of Five Cent cigar any length of
time? Five Cent cigar smokers arc
always dissatisfied—always trying
something new—or something differ
ent, as there always seems to be some
thing wrong about the cigars they have
been smoking. • Ask your dealer for
Old V trginia Cheroots
They are always good. •
Three hundred million smoked this yeir. Price, 3 for 5 cents.
LINDSAY & MORGAN
STILL AT OLD POST OFFICE,
With Great Barflains
In Summer Goods,
Such as Mattings. Mosquito Nets, Refrigerators, Porch
Awnings, Reed Furniture, Go-Carts, etc.
Closing out our stock of Buck's Stoves and Ranges
Low Down.
The only Odorless Refrigerator.
FRENCH CLARET WINES, and
GERMAN RHINE and MOSELLE WINES
and FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES.
All these fin* Wine* and Ulquois me imported by ue in glass direct from
the growers In Europe
Our Bt. JuHen Claret Wine from Everest. Dupont 43 Cos of Bordcaug.
France. I* one of their epcclalilo*. find one at extremely low price.
The Chateaux Deovllle. ona of than eupertot Claret Wines, well known oil
over th* United States.
We also carry In bond Cb’el Wtnfis from this celebrated firm In casks.
Our Rhine and Moselle W me# are Imported from Marlin DouU. ‘/rank
fort. Germany, are the beat that omo to Ibo United Hlataa
BODKNHKIM la very fine and chotp.
NIERBTKIN also very good.
RUCKS HEIM very choice.
RAUBNTIIAI*. selected grapes eery elegant.
LIEBFRANYtri.CH quite celebr dsd
MARCOBRUNNER CABINET elegant and rorfi.
TOHANNIBBURGFR I* porfcotton.
SPARKLING HOCK SPARK KING MOSEM.F. BPARKUNd MUBCA
TELLK and FINE FRENCH COGNAC BRANDIES
Special Brandies are Imported dir. ot from France by ti*. In raes and ro"kfi
.. LIPPMAIN BROTHERS.
A High-Grade Institution OUfIDTCD 00l I CPC HOME,
for LAMES. OnUfl I Cfl UULLC.||E' UEOKQIA.
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,1 r iiiy7M /" ‘ A ' • 1 t-foMbti f uuretfi •IMI.P* tk4
Lj r f JL ‘ • in 1(30 Ipsrtlry I IffiriM
1 lA Lj>. fif, fo .gne/ffh.K! mmt. eitgurm g •ta4onlo • ,j-*lfii.. a-I*i>tg*e M n>*w|rM TI-o Tfoetw**
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oaJH 11 ' fiqw'l W.OBI ••ewllenl A PRIZt PIANO '•'♦* <-t • (•*•)
.liSR gq‘: "a Hfi I •*♦' 1 '■••"'•li t (St# -*M *..k U . .alwo lhu M a M ntt tlsllur
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JactiOfi (<> >••11 •" inks Mriy j.|iraki f- In (eir.l-ot
L ' in. mu. I Wfito Prod*M KlMasoiit ftg • whfffh will U mo( fra* | oofjtD|
prrtlrlfi#f. ||r> nny: "A man cHntc out
to ball-* evory ntirbi would not much
ooc| Hi ib‘ taricw*. mh.i. for my purl,
I imin in I would (rain for n boat rnm
or n(>rp]c<'hiipe. Th natural qua lift o
notiM ntoM'f' iry for a c<>od ahof nrr koo>!
mklrhi and •ttdy band To rompftK
m fit;• ley you mum have no nervea. I’vo
sern a mHii moke five bulb, unit then mti*
ihr completely. It r the la| shot
chat tell*, and when not In good form It’a
a fatal thing to kvk at the pro re. You
mumn’t act ratiM muntn’i go to placet
when collared With nerve#* and pluck I
could make a l*%l !*eal a good one.”
SMITHS HIM, MEET AT I’EAI‘tCK.
To Lather In Crowds, anti They Will
( note From Far noil Near.
From the New York Journal.
The iwenty-flfth annual reunion of Ihe
Smith family Is alatu* to he held at Pea
pack. N J , and Hmltha for utllea around
are preparing to be present Next
Wednesday Is the day, and poetnl cards
bearing invitations to the great col .1
tlon of the Hmiths are passing by hun
dreds through the mailt that leave the
town of Peapack The Invitation reads
ss follows:
The twenty-fifth annual reunion of the
Hmlth family and friends will be held In
the grove on the farm of the late Peter
Z. Hmlth. one mile east of Peapack, N.
J , a* Hi a m on Wednesday, Aug S,
lltte. Rev, W. I), Judd of BernsrdvUle will
make the principal address. Newark City
Home Band will furnish music for the oc
casion . All the relative* and friends of
'h* family are requested to attend Re.
freshments can be obtained on the
grounds. No sutlers nor fakirs' stands
will l>e allowed in or near the grounds. If
ttorray Ihe reunion wl 1 be held the next
fair day.
IHAIAII BMITH. ABRAM SMITH.
President. Vice President.
JAMES C. SMITH, 3. I> SMITH.
Secretsry. Treasurer.
There are hundreds of Smith* around
Peapack and the**' Smiths have hunderds
of friends, so that when the annual re
union cornea off •he spacious grove on
the Peter Smith farm can scarcely hold
the crowds that gather to exetannge com
pliments of the season
The partlrulsr ftimlly of Smiths that
Joins In this celebration every year I*
descended from Henry Smith, a native
of Holland When he reached there
shores In lilt he spelled hi* nsmn
Schmidt, but he soon acquired the cus
tom of hi* adopted country nml spell cl
It plain Smith. There is a tradition that
love brought the pioneer Hmlth to this
country. One thing Is certain, iherc Is
romance In the story of how he left his
Holland dykes to try his luck In the
Jersey wilds He lost no lime In New
Amsterdam or Weehawken. bit* bought
a fa rift In the townahlp of Keadlngton.
His farm was next 1o that of a neigh
bor named Hasa*-H. whoee pretty daugh
ter. Christiana, had attracted the young
man from Dutchland. 80 It waa not
long after Ms nrrival In this country
1 I w ’ "'M
down upon hi" farm
Seventeen children were horn and In
this way the Smiths began to take pos
session of the country roundabout with
the Arm generation. The destendants of
John Henry Smith ns actually enrolled
number about 2.500. a majority of them
farmers.
Toe annual picnics given by th* Hmiths
have always been In the nature of rllg-
The Singer Piano
of Chicago, 111.
This SINGER PIANO Is sold hy many
ot the leading dealers In the United
States, auch as Wm Slelnen Hon* Cos
who have ih* largest establishments In
Itosion. Nw Haven end Providence. Also
the SINGER PIANO Is sold by Wm
Knelt# Cos., having the leading house# In
Button. Baltimore, Washington and New
York city. Ittsre are a large number of
leodlnx house* handling hINUER FIANU.
too numerous lo men I km.
The SINGER PIANO Is evidently on* of
the twit |.i.ino* In the market, or U would
not be *old by them lending houee*.
It has an elegant singing tone, much
finer than most piano*, and about one-half
the price of other Instruments.
• Call and see, and examine th* SINGER
PIANO and save a good deal of money on
y.our purchase Same guarantee la ex
tended for the SINGER PIANO as any of
•he leading piano* of the day. and a sat
isfactory price will he given to all on ap
plication
LIPPMAN BROTHERS.
Wholesale Agents. Wholesale Druggist*
Barnard and Congress Streets.
Savannah, Ga.
foam cmicmistc* a motion
Pennyroyal pills
V OrtcMal m*4 (Tal; .
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N CHit'llKMTKS*m i:m.i.|h||
hRlI* Ml? I* t.iw —,.1
>'( *• *1 ok*' *• mfkre
i H] ■‘N'leHuilam mm 4 It-Hit
nr !••. n*t il W fMugmat m 4**- ta
Jr PartlesUrs, Tr-lm-t-|r
0 *4 ** It•"**! tmr l+itm k f p*.
lara Mall. I>,dMMI tl Haul te*
r all lrM • %tofcwfr €>■<■ gal l N
■*• fca r*m Madia— Po.are, I*llll. A . Pi!
IM Ay L V. H'.arvtc A <a~ Wkwi Wausau. *• uomm.
CU*E YOURSELF I
I'w Ola u tar unnstural
ile-ber*s, lDSsn.luall. lis,
rriMatinns or
“••hrsess.
I Uukai. Slid Out arlf.O*
, **ot or pnitoaoita.
*M fcy Omirriate,
r*r M ln plafn wrapper
MTSTirKrtV®
Circular set, I niaaeat
tous gatherings. The original Smiths
were stanch I.titheloins. The descendant*
are In most of the Protestant denomina
tion* l.oral clergymen have always heen
guests of honor on he picnic days If
signs count for aught the Smith reunions
this year will attract greater crowds than
ever before.
—Fred 1-evlsee. a W*yearA>Sd Oshkosh,
tVls..hoy. died the other day after suffer.
Ing excruciating pain for about twenty
four hours, the result of burns about the
fare, arms and cheat. The hoy and a
playmate. Orlando Quandt, were attempt
ing lo Imitate the feat of a “flre-eater" In
a show that exhibited In that city a few
days ago. Young I-evlsee saturated eel*
ton with gasoline, placed it m his mouth,
mid expelling the gas, Ignited It. The
flames descends ♦ Into hi,* throat, burning
him Internally as well a externally. The
Quandt boy waa seriously burned In at
tempting to vxllogulsh the Barnes, but
will recover.
Ocean SteainslilD Go.
-roR-
New York, Boston
-AND
THE EAST,
t'nurpa*sed cabin accommodations. All
tha eutnforta of a modtrn Hotel Klactrla
light. I nri'jpilrd table Tickata Include
meals and berth, aboard ship.
I’asitiuet Fares Irom SavuQdl
TO NKW YORK-FIRST CABIN. $;
FIRST CABIN HOUND TRIP. 133. IN
TERMEDIATE CABIN. li. INTERME
DIATE CABIN ROUND TRIP. tM.
STEERAGE. 110.
TO BOSTON - FIRST CARIN. 122;
FIRST CARIN HOUND TRIP. SB IN
TERMEDIATE CARIN. 117. INTERME
DIATE CARIN ROUND TRIP. 123.9 E
STEERAGE. 111.73
The exprene xeam'hlpe of thle line are
appointed i< tall from Savannah. Central
(Why meridian time, aa 'oltowa
SAVANNAH TO XKW YORK.
TAI leAH ASNRMO. Ci 4 Aakina. SAT
URDAY S-pt. I, 900 p m
CITY OF AFOFSTA. Capt DaggOtl,
MONDAY Sept 3. 11 80 a m
NACtK.X’HEK Cap! Btnlih. TCF.3DAT,
Pert . 12 :Nl p m.
KANSAS CITY Cart Flxh-r. THURS
DAY. S. pt. . 2 10 p. m
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Capt Bert.
SATURDAY Sept 9. 4:# P m
TAEUAIIASBEC. Capt. Aakm*. MON
DAY, fi*p!. 10, 3 30 p m
CITY OF AUGUSTA Cap' Daggett.
TUF.SDAT, Sept 11. :31 p m
NACOOCHEK. ('apt Smith. THURS
DAY, Sept. 13, *3>* p m
KANSAS* CITY. Capt. F "her. SATUR
DAY, Sept 12, 10 00 p m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Opt. Berg.
MONDAY Sell 17. 12 " noon
TAMeAHASSEE. Cap.. Aaklnx. TUES
DAY, So I I . I: o p m
CITY OF AUGUSTA, 'apt Daggett,
THURSDAY S*p' 20 I> l> m
N (Cl lO DEE. Capt Sml'h, SATUR
DAY Sept 22 400 p m
KANSAS CITY. Capt Flatter MONDAY.
Sept 21. S-on p m
CITY OF ItIIt.MfNGHAM. Capt Berg.
Tl ESI 'AY. Sept, . 5:30 p nt
TAEI-AHASSES’, ''apt Aeklna. THURS
DAY, S. pt. 27 *:*o p m
CITY OF AI'OUSTA. Capl Daggatl.
SATURDAY. Sept. 29 *p m
yr:u lOHK Tt* HUSTON.
CITY OS" MACON. Capt. Savage, WED
NESDAY, S PI 5. noon
CITY OF MACON. Copt. Savage. MON
DAY'. Sept 10. neon
CITY OF MACON, (’apt. Savage. FRI
DAY. Sept 54. noon
CITY' OF MACON. Capt Savage. WED
NESDAY. Sept 19. noon
CITY OF MACON, ' apt Savage. MON
DAY, Sept 24. noon
CITY OF MACON. Copt Savage, FRI
DAY. Set**- *• •<>•
This comiwny reserve# the right to
change hi Halting* without notice and
without liability or accountability there
for.
S-tlllng# New York for Sevannah dally
except Sunday*. Mondays and Thuradaga,
6 mi m
w. O DREYY'KR. City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent. 107 Bull atreet. Savannah.
On
E W SMITH. Contracting TrelgM
Agent Savannah. Ga.
R 6. TRKZKVANT. Agent. Savannah.
Ua
WAI.TFR HAWKINS. General Agent
Traffic pep't 224 W Bay street, Jack
sonville. Fin.
E. H HINTON, Traffic Manager, Sa
vannah. Oa
P F T.E FT.VRF Superintendent. New
Pier St North River New York N T
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION CO.
STIUAYBt.II 11" I.INKtt.
HAV ANA YH TO IIAI.TfYIIYHR.
Tickets on sals at company's officoe to
the following point# at vrry low rot**.
ATLANTIC CITY, N J
BALTIMORE MI) BUFFALO. N T.
POSTON, MASS
CHICAGO. ILL. CLEVELAND. O.
ERIK. PA
HAGERSTOWN HAKRIBBURO. PA.
HALIFAX. N 8
NIAGARA FALLS NEW YORK.
Fill LA DELPHI A
PITTSBURG. I’ROY'IDENCB.
ROCHESTER
TRENTON WILMINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
yirai-clase ticket# Include meals and
state r<on> berth Savannah to Bill (more.
A< c..mnu>datl >n# and culeine unequaled
Freight capacity unllmlt and, careful boa
ting and quirk <ilpteh.
The steamship* >.f thle company are ap-
P In'od to sail from Savannah to Bsltl
mo"w o# follow* (Standard lime):
ALLEGHANY. Capt. Foster. BATUR
DAY. S*pt l. !0:< P m.
TEXAS, ('apt. Eld ridge. TFEBDAT,
Sept 4. 1:30 p m
D 11. MILLER. Capt. Peter*. THURS
DAY, B*P' ®. *: P m.
And 'torn Raittmora Tuesdays, Thur*-
dayo and Huiuriays 4)4 p m
Ticket office. 19 Bull street.
NEWCOMB COHEN. Trav. Agent.
J. J CA ROLAN. Agent.
Savannah. Ofi.
W P TURNER OTA
A D RTKHBINS. A. T. M.
J. C WHITNEY Traffic Manager.
General Office# Hattlmore, M<f
IF
Sun sill unit
DOES NOT CURE ALL
mom Fevers ond ills
VOUR DRUQOIST WILL
REFUND YOUR MONEY
Every Bottle Guaranteed.
MANUFACTURED BY ——
COLUMBIA DRUG C 0„
SAVANNAH, CA
• l M Mti.lt guoan.
HOTEL VICTORIA
Broadway, ilti avenue and *lth at.. New
York city. Entirely ms, absolutely ft ra
il tool . t-iuropean plan. Rooms, tl.oo par
day and upward.
ROBERT T. DI-NLOP, Manager.
Formerly of Hotel Imperial.
Ot.D NEWSPA PERU, -0 for a csota. as
tgualnsaa uffles Morning News,
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